Title I · Entry into and exit from national territory

Article 9 Data transmission

Artigo 9.º · Transmissão de dados

Decreto Regulamentar n.º 84/2007, de 5 de novembro · regulation of Law No. 23/2007 · consolidated text, as amended by Regulatory Decree No. 1/2024, checked 26 October 2026

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The Borders and Foreigners Coordination Unit (UCFE) establishes the appropriate procedures and technological solutions for the transmission by air carriers, shipowners or shipping agents of the data provided for in Article 42 of Law No. 23/2007 of 4 July, as amended, on terms to be defined by order (portaria) of the member of the Government to whom the Secretary-General of the Internal Security System reports and of the member of the Government responsible for internal administration.

A Unidade de Coordenação de Fronteiras e Estrangeiros (UCFE) estabelece os procedimentos e as soluções tecnológicas adequadas para a transmissão pelas transportadoras aéreas, armadores ou agentes de navegação, dos dados previstos no artigo 42.º da Lei n.º 23/2007, de 4 de julho, na sua redação atual, nos termos a definir por portaria do membro do Governo do qual depende o Secretário-Geral do Sistema de Segurança Interna e pelo membro do Governo responsável pela área da administração interna.

What we checked in this article

Check that the UCFE sets the procedures, the reference to Article 42 of the Law and the two members of the Government who issue the portaria.

Preparing a visa or residence application? Article 9 lists what the authorities will check.

We prepare the company side of the file (employment contracts, payroll, tax and social security registrations, proof of activity) and coordinate with immigration lawyers on the application. A written answer and a fixed quote within one working day.

Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

Applying the law

Visa and residence files, with the company side in order

Most refusals come from a missing document or an inconsistency between the contract, the payroll and the tax records. Tell us the route you are applying for, and we will check the company documents the Regulation requires.

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